FRI · 4:00pm

An Evening with the Wičháglata: Tiana Spotted Thunder

Name: An Evening with the Wičháglata: Tiana Spotted Thunder
Start: 2026-10-30T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-30T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Milo Bail Student Center

Friday, October 30 at Milo Bail Student Center, Omaha

Milo Bail Student Center

About this event

4:00 to 5:00 P.M. | Trunk or Treat and Community Meal at Elmwood Park 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. | An Evening with Tiana Spotted Thunder in the MBSC Ballroom Join Healing Ribbons and UNO's Native Pathways for a special evening of community, culture, and connection featuring Tiana Spotted Thunder. Tiana Spotted Thunder is a Lakota singer, jingle dress dancer, model, social worker, and advocate whose work is deeply rooted in Indigenous identity, tradition, and the community. Through her singing, cultural knowledge, professional work, and community leadership, Tiana uplifts Native voices - particularly women and girls - and creates space for conversations around identity, healing, beauty, belonging, and restoration. Space is limited - please register by October 26, 2026! Supported by the Women's Fund of Omaha.

Who's playing

Tiana Spotted Thunder is the featured guest for An Evening with the Wičháglata. A Lakota recording artist with roots in Oglala, South Dakota, she is known for traditional Lakota and Indigenous music, including round dance, powwow, and hand game songs, alongside her work as a jingle dress dancer, model, social worker, and advocate.

What to expect

Expect an evening shaped around community, culture, and connection, with Spotted Thunder sharing through song, cultural knowledge, professional experience, and community leadership. The program is designed to uplift Native voices, especially women and girls, and to open conversation around identity, healing, beauty, belonging, and restoration.

Why go

This UNO event offers an opportunity to gather in Omaha for a program rooted in Indigenous tradition and contemporary community advocacy. With Healing Ribbons, UNO’s Native Pathways, and the Women’s Fund of Omaha connected to the event, it brings together cultural expression and community engagement in the Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom.